LAFAYETTE Parish - 2001 - Crop Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Acres Measure Yield Production Farm Value
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FORESTRY
Hardwood Pulpwood Cords 387
Hardwood Saw Logs Board feet 77,953
Forestry FOB Mill (Total) 59,369
Forestry Stumpage (Total)** 31,117
Christmas Trees Retail 8 12 Trees Sold 66.67 800 32,000
Forestry (Total) 91,369
FRUITS
Blackberries * 1 Pints 700.00 1,050 1,050
Blueberries * 1 Pounds 6,000.00 6,000 7,200
Citrus
Satsumas * 1 Bushels 400.00 400 2,400
Figs * 5 Pounds 1,300.00 6,500 8,125
Mayhaws
Peaches * 8 Bushels 250.00 2,125 42,500
Fruits (Total) 9 20 61,275
FEED GRAINS
Corn (Field) 6 916 Bushels 95.00 87,020 182,742
Grain Sorghum * 288 cwt. 36.40 10,483 38,264
Feed Grains (Total) 221,006
HAY, SOLD
Grass 50 8,000 Tons 3.50 28,000 1,400,000
Hay Sold (Total) 1,400,000
HOME GARDENS 36,000 Garden 10,800,000
NURSERY CROPS (Commercial)
Floraculture & Bedding Plts * Acre 262,500
Woody Ornamentals * Acre 50,000
Nursery Crops (Total) 7 312,500
PECANS
Improved 10 5 Pounds 800.00 4,000 3,000
Native 250 55 Pounds 600.00 33,000 11,550
Pecans (Total) 14,550
RICE 30 6,783 cwt. 56.70 384,596 1,999,900
SOYBEANS 35 6,485 Bushels 27.00 175,095 814,192
SUGARCANE cwt. Raw
Sugar 32 16,319 lbs 6,560.00 107,052,640 12,846,317
Molasses 32 16,319 gal 196.80 3,211,579 160,579
Sugarcane (Total) 13,006,896
SWEET POTATOES * 2 Bushels 50#
Canning 2 % of crop
Fresh 2 % of crop 65.00 130 1,820
Sweet Potatoes (Total) * 2 65.00 130 1,820
VEGETABLES - COMMERCIAL
Broccoli (Fresh) * 0 Cartons 20# 300.00 150 1,500
Cantaloupe * 2 Cartons 250.00 500 7,500
Cucumber * 1 Bushels 50# 150.00 150 1,200
Cucumber (Pickling) * 275 Bushels 50# 200.00 55,000 165,000
Eggplant * 3 Bushels 33# 450.00 1,350 13,500
Mirliton * 1 Pounds 1,400.00 1,400 2,100
Mustard (Fresh) 10 2 Doz. Bunches 400.00 800 4,800
Okra (Fresh) 10 5 Bushels 120.00 600 9,000
Onions, Green * 1 lbs. 3,000.00 3,000 4,500
Peppers
Bell 10 1 Bushels 28# 160.00 160 1,600
Pumpkin (Fresh) * 1 cwt. 20.00 20 400
Shallots 8 1 Doz. Bunches 900.00 900 4,500
Snap Beans (Fresh) 8 1 Bushels 30# 70.00 70 1,190
Southern Peas (Fresh) * 1 Bushels 24# 20.00 20 400
Squash (Fresh)
Yellow Squash 6 1 Bushels 45# 100.00 100 1,000
Zucchini Squash * 0 Bushels 45# 100.00 50 500
Squash (Processing)
Sweet Corn (Fresh) * 15 Doz. Ears 300.00 4,500 11,250
Tomatoes (Field) 10 2 Lugs 20# 1,450.00 2,900 52,200
Watermelon * 1 cwt. 200.00 200 1,200
Vegetables (Total) 283,340
WHEAT * 324 Bushels 50.00 16,200 43,740
TOTAL ALL CROPS 29,050,588
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
**Not Included in Forestry(Total)
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LAFAYETTE Parish - 2001 - Fish & Wildlife Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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AQUACULTURE
Crawfish (Farm) 30 2,500 acres Pounds 1,250,000 1,687,500
Catfish (Farm) acres Pounds 800,000
Aquaculture (Total) 2,487,500
MARINE FISHERIES
Crabs 10 Pounds 185,000 111,000
Marine Fisheries 111,000
FUR ANIMALS
Pelts Pelts 135 795
Fur Animals (Total) 795
HUNTING LEASE * 2,000 acres 8,000
HONEY 15 3,000 hives Pounds 210,000 136,500
TOTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE 2,743,795
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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LAFAYETTE Parish - 2001 - Animal Production
Total Gross
Commodity Producers Production Units Measure Production Farm Value
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CATTLE and CALVES
Steer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 1,400 540,519
400-500 lbs. Head sold 2,400 1,044,792
500-600 lbs. Head sold 1,000 482,405
600-700 lbs Head sold 250 133,250
Heifer Calves
300-400 lbs. Head sold 900 303,440
400-500 lbs. Head sold 1,500 586,778
500-600 lbs. Head sold 700 305,844
600-700 lbs. Head sold 150 73,125
Yearling Cattle
600-700 lbs. Head sold 750 382,688
700-800 lbs. Head sold 800 456,000
Cow-Calf Pairs Head sold 800 584,000
Cull Cows Head sold 1,100 377,460
Cull Bulls Head sold 250 200,888
Cattle & Calves 235 9,700 cows 5,471,189
HORSES
Brood Mares 135 1,225 mares Head sold 875 2,187,500
Stud Fees 80 studs Mares 1,550 930,000
Race Horses 100 500 horses Head sold 5,000,000
Show Horses 100 200 horses Head sold 1,000,000
Recreation Horses 400 1,000 horses Head sold 1,000,000
Horses (Total) 10,117,500
RATITE and other EXOTIC
Ostrich * 5 breedrs Birds 10 1,000
Emu * 20 breedrs Birds 20 1,000
Exotic Fowl (Total) * 25 30 2,000
QUAIL and/or PHEASANTS * 200 breedrs Birds 2,000
SHEEP and GOATS
Wool 500 sheared Pounds 3,000 413
Slaughter Lambs Head sold 250 24,219
Feeder Lambs Head sold 50 3,141
Show Lambs Head sold 50 13,750
Stocker Sheep Head sold 25 1,213
Cull Sheep Head sold 50 2,125
Sheep (Total) 35 500 ewes 44,861
Slaughter Goats Head Sold 75 6,525
Stocker Goats Head Sold 35 1,925
Cull Goats Head Sold 25 813
Goats (Total) 10 125 does 9,263
Sheep & Goats (Total) 54,124
SWINE
Show Pigs Head sold 25 6,875
Feeder Pigs Head sold 200 4,950
Slaughter Hogs Head sold 75 8,906
Culls (sows, boars) Head sold 10 994
Swine (Total) * 15 sows 21,725
EXOTIC ANIMAL
Deer/Antelope * 250 animals 300 150,000
Exotic Animals (Total) 150,000
TOTAL ALL ANIMALS 15,816,538
* Fewer Than 6 Producers
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